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Cancer Drugs Give and Take: Janet Cooke-Wright and Alma Levant Hayden

Jane Cooke Wright and Alma Levant Hayden - two Black American women scientists who work on the cure for cancer

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How Science Commercialisation Affected AIDS History: Gertrude Elion and Shuping Sunshine Wang

How science commercialisation affected AIDS history: Gertrude Elion and Sunshine WangS

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Science and Religion: Multiple Sclerosis - Saint Lidwina and Rita Levi-Montalcini

Can science and religion live harmoniously? We identified two women in the history of MS whose religion influenced their lives.

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The Differences: Multiple Myeloma - Vera Danchakoff and Geraldine Ferraro

The history of multiple myeloma told through the stories of two women: Dr Vera Danchakoff and Geraldine Ferraro.

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October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Dr Janet-Lane Claypon and Diahann Carroll

Breast Cancer Awareness month blog post: Dr Janet-Lane Claypon and Diahann Carroll

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The Cures: Malaria - The Countess of Chinchon and Tu YouYou

The cures of malaria, quinine and artemisinin, were discovered by two women: The Countess of Chinchon and Tu YouYou. Here are their stories.

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Trusting Your Senses: Parkinson's Disease - Margaret Bourke-White and Joy Milne

Trusting Your Senses - Parkinson's Disease through the stories of photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White and nurse/super-smeller Joy Milne

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Denied: Cervical Cancer - Eva Peron and Henrietta Lacks

Denied: The two women in the history of cervical cancer - Eva Peron and Henrietta Lacks.

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We Shall Not Be Forgotten: Alzheimer's Disease - Rita and Auguste

We Shall Not Be Forgotten: The women of Alzheimer's Disease - Rita Hayworth and Auguste Deter